1. An internationally respected institution for higher learning located in Montreal, Quebec.

2. The most kick-ass university in the world.

3. Sometimes referred to as the, "Harvard of Canada," it in fact bears no resemblance whatsoever to the well-known United States university, in that the students of McGill must work for their grades and yet still have an infinitely more active and enjoyable social life.

Harvard Student: Hey, my friends and I were just discussing how we did on the SATs. What about you?
McGill Student: Er, sounds like fun, but i have to get some studying done before partying like mad tonight with (beautiful/handsome) (girls/guys) in the coolest city in the world. I'll see ya round.
Harvard Student: Wow. I am such a tool.

One of Canada's top universities, consistently ranked among the top 20 worldwide. Located in Montreal, Quebec, it was established in 1821 and is one of the oldest universities in Canada. McGill boasts world-renowned faculties of Arts, Science, Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Management, as well as schools of Architecture, Music, and Nursing. It enrolls approximately 25,000 undergraduate students and 9,000 graduate students.

McGill includes 11 Nobel Prize laureates, 132 Rhodes Scholars, 2 Canadian prime ministers, 11 Canadian Supreme Court justices, 9 Academy Award winners, and 3 Pulitzer Prize winners among its alumni to date. Graduates report a very high rate of satisfaction with their experience and frequently recommend the school to others. There is no question that the McGill name is extremely well-respected in both academic and professional circles.

True story: I turned down UC Berkeley, Duke, and Dartmouth to attend McGill.

Both the current and former Presidents of Princeton University were McGill alumni.

A university that likes to think of itself as the "best institution in the world" and prides itself on "excelling even Harvard" in academic and extracurricular prowess when, in truth, it's not even a blip on the international big name university scene.